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Chp 28
seizure disorders - correct answer ✔most common serious neurological
condition among children
are result of abnormal and excessive synchronized discharges of a group of
cortical nerve cells in the brain
are unexpected, sterotypical, & repetitive time-limited events that can cause
alterations in autonomoic, sensory, motor orpsychic function
can also alter consciousness, emotional state, memory, cognition and
behavior
seizure is an event
epilepsy is a condition that predisposes an individual to seizures
provoking factors that cause seizures are: - correct answer ✔events that
insult the CNS such as: fever, TBI, concussion, CNS infection, CNS tumor,
drug withdrawal or ingestion
unprovoked seizures - correct answer ✔are differentiated by causative
factors as:
Genetic (formaly idiopathic)
structural-metabolic (formaly symptomatic)
unknown cause (formaly cryptogenic)
3 classes of seizures - correct answer ✔1. Focal
2. Generalized
3. Unknown
, Focal Seizures - correct answer ✔1.originate in 1 area of the brain
2.student may or may not be aware of their surroundings
Focal Onset Aware Seizures - correct answer ✔previously called "simple
partial seizures"
occur when student is awake and able to recall events during the seizure
Focal Onset Impaired Awareness Seizures - correct answer ✔previously
called "complex partial seizures"
students display changes in their level of consciousness
may display unexpected behaviors or verbal outbursts
Generalized seizures - correct answer ✔occur when the abnormal activity
involves both cerebral hemispheres
classified as motor or nonmotor (absence)
may experience loss of consciousness w/ no memory of the seizure
3 types of generalized seizures: atonic, tonic clonic & absence
Atonic Seizures - correct answer ✔student lose tone in all or part of their
body
may be referred to as drop seizures
Tonic-clonic Seizures - correct answer ✔stiffening & rhythmic jerking of body
onset follows a process: first the Tonic phase begins, causing body to stiffen &
LOC. Then follows the Clonic Phase, when the body jerks rhythmically &
rapidly
may display apnea, cyanosis, incontinence, upper eye deviation, or increased
salivation during the seizure
Chp 28
seizure disorders - correct answer ✔most common serious neurological
condition among children
are result of abnormal and excessive synchronized discharges of a group of
cortical nerve cells in the brain
are unexpected, sterotypical, & repetitive time-limited events that can cause
alterations in autonomoic, sensory, motor orpsychic function
can also alter consciousness, emotional state, memory, cognition and
behavior
seizure is an event
epilepsy is a condition that predisposes an individual to seizures
provoking factors that cause seizures are: - correct answer ✔events that
insult the CNS such as: fever, TBI, concussion, CNS infection, CNS tumor,
drug withdrawal or ingestion
unprovoked seizures - correct answer ✔are differentiated by causative
factors as:
Genetic (formaly idiopathic)
structural-metabolic (formaly symptomatic)
unknown cause (formaly cryptogenic)
3 classes of seizures - correct answer ✔1. Focal
2. Generalized
3. Unknown
, Focal Seizures - correct answer ✔1.originate in 1 area of the brain
2.student may or may not be aware of their surroundings
Focal Onset Aware Seizures - correct answer ✔previously called "simple
partial seizures"
occur when student is awake and able to recall events during the seizure
Focal Onset Impaired Awareness Seizures - correct answer ✔previously
called "complex partial seizures"
students display changes in their level of consciousness
may display unexpected behaviors or verbal outbursts
Generalized seizures - correct answer ✔occur when the abnormal activity
involves both cerebral hemispheres
classified as motor or nonmotor (absence)
may experience loss of consciousness w/ no memory of the seizure
3 types of generalized seizures: atonic, tonic clonic & absence
Atonic Seizures - correct answer ✔student lose tone in all or part of their
body
may be referred to as drop seizures
Tonic-clonic Seizures - correct answer ✔stiffening & rhythmic jerking of body
onset follows a process: first the Tonic phase begins, causing body to stiffen &
LOC. Then follows the Clonic Phase, when the body jerks rhythmically &
rapidly
may display apnea, cyanosis, incontinence, upper eye deviation, or increased
salivation during the seizure
